Chapter 2: the body Flashcards
ambi-, ambo-
both
Prefix
apo-
away from
Prefix
contra-
Opposite, against
Prefix
ecto-, etc-
Outside, outer
Prefix
endo-, end-
Inside, inner
Prefix
inter-
Between
Prefix
intra-
Within
Prefix
meso-
Middle
Prefix
sub-
Below, underneath
Prefix
super-
Upper, above, beyond
Prefix
trans-
Across, through
Prefix
-ad
Toward
Suffix
-al
Pertaining to
Suffix
-an
Pertaining to
Suffix
-ary
Pertaining to
Suffix
-ial
Pertaining to
Suffix
-ic
Pertaining to
Suffix
-ion
Action, condition, act of
Suffix
-ior
Pertaining to
Suffix
-ous
Pertaining to, like, full of, having
Suffix
-tic
Pertaining to
Suffix
-verse
To turn, to travel, turn
Suffix
VENTR
Front, abdomen, belly
Base
DORS
Back
Base
ANTER
Front, before
Base
POSTER
Back, behind
Base
FRONT
Front, forehead
Base
LATER
side
Base
MEDI
Middle, midline
Base
MES
Middle, midline
Combining vowel ‘i’
Base
CENTR
Center, mid-point
Base
DEXTR
Right, right-handed
Base
SINISTR
Left, left-handed
Base
LAEV, LEV
Left/left handed
Combining vowel ‘o’
Base
SUPER
Above/in the top part of
Base
INFER
Below/in the bottom part of
Base
CEPHAL
Head
Base
CAUD
Tail (tailbone or coccyx in humans)
Base
PROXIM
Near to/near a point of attachment/near the beginning of a structure
Often used about limbs and bones
Near to the trunk of the body
Base
DIST
Away from/away from a point of attachment/away from the beginning of a structure
Often used about limbs and bones
Away from the trunk of the body
Base
INTERN
Inside
Base
EXTERN
Outside
Base
FACI
Face/surface
Base
FICI
Face/surface
Only used in the middle of a term
Base
PARIET
Wall (usually of a body cavity)
Base
AX
Axis/central line
Base
VERS, VERT
Travel/turn
Base
CORON
crown/like a crown
Anything that is coronary encircles something else
Base
SAGITT
Arrow
If you were shot by an arrow front to back
Sagittal: pertaining to the direction front to back
Base
MORPH
Form/shape
Base
DERM, DERMAT
Skin/layer
Base